The burgeoning demand for English worldwide has led to a demand for teachers that is often met by employing teachers with limited proficiency in English. Limitations in teachers’ command of their teaching language (e.g. Italian, French, Chinese, Maori) is a problem that has also been a concern in the teaching of other languages.

Barbara Ormond discusses teachers' autonomy to determine the historical content they teach in accordance with their perceptions of appropriateness for their learners, and whether history in its current form is able to maintain epistemic validity and cohesion.